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	<title>Comments on: Hoisting the flag</title>
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	<description>The unbearable lightness of Lex. Enjoy!</description>
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		<title>By: President Bush Admits to North Korean Proliferation at ROK Drop</title>
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		<dc:creator>President Bush Admits to North Korean Proliferation at ROK Drop</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2007 23:22:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] The United States is now to invested in keeping the appearance that the diplomatic process has been successful on the Korean peninsula before confronting Iran on their nuclear program.  The US governments desperation to perpetuate the &quot;Myth of Progress&quot; is truly astounding.  I really hope the &quot;Six Party Charade&quot; and the sell out of a sound North Korea policy is worth the setting of conditions to bomb Iran. [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] The United States is now to invested in keeping the appearance that the diplomatic process has been successful on the Korean peninsula before confronting Iran on their nuclear program.  The US governments desperation to perpetuate the &quot;Myth of Progress&quot; is truly astounding.  I really hope the &quot;Six Party Charade&quot; and the sell out of a sound North Korea policy is worth the setting of conditions to bomb Iran. [...]</p>
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		<title>By: 1charlie2</title>
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		<dc:creator>1charlie2</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2007 23:59:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The truthers are simply folks for whom the idea of one man (Oswald, McVeigh, etc) or 19 men, getting his crazy on, and killing a bunch of folk who never did them harm is literally unthinkable.

So they grasp at any straw because they need to attach meaning to meaningless destruction and death.  They will go to any lengths, abandon logic, embrace whatever myths they must, to escape the awful fact that sometimes evil nutjobs do horrible things.

Unfortuately, I have encountered some of them.  I say &#039;unfortunately&#039; because it&#039;s painful for me to listen to so much myth from such ignorant (but likely well-meaning) folks.  

As a pilot, I&#039;m sure it really gives you heartburn to hear the truthers talk about the flying.  You have my sympathy -- I have had my fill as well.  

You might be amused to know how ungodly irritating it is for  (a) a former air traffic controller; (b) withtraining in demolitions;  (c) who wound up an engineer working thru college at a superalloy manufacturer -- and so understanding strength of materials at high temperature . . .

I CAN&#039;T TAKE IT ANYMORE! :-(</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The truthers are simply folks for whom the idea of one man (Oswald, McVeigh, etc) or 19 men, getting his crazy on, and killing a bunch of folk who never did them harm is literally unthinkable.</p>
<p>So they grasp at any straw because they need to attach meaning to meaningless destruction and death.  They will go to any lengths, abandon logic, embrace whatever myths they must, to escape the awful fact that sometimes evil nutjobs do horrible things.</p>
<p>Unfortuately, I have encountered some of them.  I say &#8216;unfortunately&#8217; because it&#8217;s painful for me to listen to so much myth from such ignorant (but likely well-meaning) folks.  </p>
<p>As a pilot, I&#8217;m sure it really gives you heartburn to hear the truthers talk about the flying.  You have my sympathy &#8212; I have had my fill as well.  </p>
<p>You might be amused to know how ungodly irritating it is for  (a) a former air traffic controller; (b) withtraining in demolitions;  (c) who wound up an engineer working thru college at a superalloy manufacturer &#8212; and so understanding strength of materials at high temperature . . .</p>
<p>I CAN&#8217;T TAKE IT ANYMORE! <img src='http://www.neptunuslex.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_sad.gif' alt=':-(' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: The Daily Brief: Military Musings and Thoughts Less Filtered &#187; Help Wanted - LSO</title>
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		<dc:creator>The Daily Brief: Military Musings and Thoughts Less Filtered &#187; Help Wanted - LSO</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2007 19:14:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] sadly been taken down but there was a DailyKos story whose protagonist clearly saw this ad in the Navy Times &#8230; Global organization has a full-time [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] sadly been taken down but there was a DailyKos story whose protagonist clearly saw this ad in the Navy Times &#8230; Global organization has a full-time [...]</p>
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		<title>By: thebronze</title>
		<link>http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/09/02/hoisting-the-flag/comment-page-3/#comment-412398</link>
		<dc:creator>thebronze</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2007 18:33:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Truthers are loons.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Truthers are loons.</p>
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		<title>By: P-3W</title>
		<link>http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/09/02/hoisting-the-flag/comment-page-3/#comment-412396</link>
		<dc:creator>P-3W</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2007 00:19:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I just watched a History Channel show on the 9/11 Conspiracy Theories (I think it was the History Channel) a few days ago.  It took me a few days to wade through it and make the time to listen to it, but I was stunned about the claims the truthers are making about 9/11 now.  They are evolving their claims and getting more and more outrageous.

The most interesting aspects were that the conspiracy-theorists are driven to create a narrative that has brings meaning to a violent and cataclimic event.  It becomes a faith-like thing to them.  Those of us with acutal, you know, faith, seem to see the reality of the situation in a more grounded way. Our faith in God, as opposed to most Leftists who deny God or the need for God, leaves them with nothing to help them through such unspeakable events. 

Anyway, that was one very noticable thing to me when they were interviewing all the truthers who obviously were searching for meaning, and they had nothing to sustain them through that despair.

My two cents -- very late in the game.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I just watched a History Channel show on the 9/11 Conspiracy Theories (I think it was the History Channel) a few days ago.  It took me a few days to wade through it and make the time to listen to it, but I was stunned about the claims the truthers are making about 9/11 now.  They are evolving their claims and getting more and more outrageous.</p>
<p>The most interesting aspects were that the conspiracy-theorists are driven to create a narrative that has brings meaning to a violent and cataclimic event.  It becomes a faith-like thing to them.  Those of us with acutal, you know, faith, seem to see the reality of the situation in a more grounded way. Our faith in God, as opposed to most Leftists who deny God or the need for God, leaves them with nothing to help them through such unspeakable events. </p>
<p>Anyway, that was one very noticable thing to me when they were interviewing all the truthers who obviously were searching for meaning, and they had nothing to sustain them through that despair.</p>
<p>My two cents &#8212; very late in the game.</p>
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		<title>By: SeniorD</title>
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		<dc:creator>SeniorD</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2007 23:19:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Cap&#039;n,

Positively amazing what can go on inside the heads of some people.   When are they going to learn?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Cap&#8217;n,</p>
<p>Positively amazing what can go on inside the heads of some people.   When are they going to learn?</p>
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